Sheffield United vs Birmingham City

S24SU · OFFICIAL MATCHDAY EDITION · 2026/27 · No.2

15th August 2026 - Kick-off 17:30
Sheffield United v. Birmingham City
EFL Championship – Week 1 - Bramall Lane, Sheffield

EFL Championship Week 1 – Saturday 15 August 2026, 17:30 – Bramall Lane, Sheffield
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Match Info

Competition: EFL Championship, Week 1

Kick-off: Saturday 15 August 2026, 17:30

Venue: Bramall Lane, Sheffield

Player Ratings: CLICK HERE (will open shortly after full time)

Officials

Referee: Gavin Ward

Assistants: Bhups Singh-Gill and Darren Williams

Fourth Official: Neil Hair

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[Blacksea]

This is scandalous anti football

 

[RWE]

Please get rid of this shocking 442 with o’hare out wide for some reason… go back to your beloved 352 Chris and also get them into some kind of athletic shape, embarrassing the condition some of these players are in

 

[VictoryBlade]

The players don't seemed to arsed

Would you be with no plan?

 

[Headshrinker]

At least they showed up for the first ten minutes...

 

[drblade]

a shot on target!

 

[The Crab]

Its going to be a long season

 

[Chimpan-A]

Watching in a bar in Spain, with Sky Sports commentary. Why they allow Lee Hendrie to cover our games I will never know. He is so far up Birmingham’s arses I swear all you could see are the sale stickers on his sale price Arnes.

 

[drblade]

One looks lively., Not really noticed TC.

 

[Chimpan-A]

Watching in a bar in Spain, with Sky Sports commentary. Why they allow Lee Hendrie to cover our games I will never know. He is so far up Birmingham’s arses I swear all you could see are the sale stickers on his sale price Arnes

 

[drblade]

One is huge.

 

[Alex Cheeseright]

Would you be with no plan?

Like now you mean?

 

[BigBlackDog]

Watching in a bar in Spain, with Sky Sports commentary. Why they allow Lee Hendrie to cover our games I will never know. He is so far up Birmingham’s arses I swear all you could see are the sale stickers on his sale price Arnes.

Agreed. Wage thief.

 

[Aston max]

It's just like watching dog n duck on a Sunday morning
We've just haven't got anyone who makes things happen, other than they're really good at closing down brum have got nothing !!

 

[Red Wing Blade]

The Chris Wilder tactical playbook for 26/27

 

[Alex Cheeseright]

A hamstrung onè doing more than you know who

 

[DromoreBlade]

I’ve spent most of the game yelling “Who the fuck was that ball to”

 

[JayGreen17]

Wilder is absolutely useless… I’m not sure why we expected anything else, it’s been the same playbook since the overlapping centre backs, he doesn’t have a fucking clue

 

[Alex Cheeseright]

I’ve spent most of the game yelling “Who the fuck was that ball to”

Ditto

 

[JayGreen17]

Watched Blackburn last night and they don’t have the best team but they were organised, inventive and decisive.. I’m seriously worrying about this season.

 

[drblade]

Doesn't look like the defence is an issue (although we need more depth). It is creativity we are desperately lacking.

We were reliant on Hamer.

 

[Red Wing Blade]

I’ve spent most of the game yelling “Who the fuck was that ball to”

I've spent the last two seasons yelling that, so I'm not surprised.

 

[Chezzy Blades]

Solid in defence which was pleasing but 3 shots and 1 on target in 90 minutes at home isn’t great.

 

[DromoreBlade]

Well, that was painful to watch.

 

[Alex Cheeseright]

Never looked like scoring all game, including Bamfords effort. Not sure it's 2 cb's we need, new coaching staff would be my suggestion but we tried that and, well that was a cluster

 

[Jan Age]

We are wank

Wilder is wank

My 9 year old has just said it’s one of the most boring games he’s ever watched

So either

A) we have a shit team and the player are t good enough - in which case major reinforcements are needed.

B) team is good enough in whcihbwileer is shit and can fuck off …

So which is it ??

 

[HarryHaslam]

Abysmal

 

[Aston max]

Welcome to a bottom half season

 

[Thrice]

Never looked like scoring all game, including Bamfords effort. Not sure it's 2 cb's we need, new coaching staff would be my suggestion but we tried that and, well that was a cluster

Bringing in the wrong guy in Selles last summer set the club back years.

 

[BritishSteel]

Not a classic but better than getting dry bummed 4-1 like last opening day.

 

[BeardyBlade]

Just not arsed this season. Me or the team. Haven’t been entertaining for a long time. Loyalty will drag me back time and again but fuck me these are professionals, clueless, devoid of ideas and fucking boring.